Tuesday, March 19, 2013

-- Former 49ers soccer midfielder Donnie Smith got his first Major League Soccer start last week for the New England Revolution. Smith played 53 minutes in a 1-0 loss against the Chicago Fire.

-- 49ers leftfielder Justin Seager is the Atlantic 10's baseball player of the week. Seager had 10 hits in five games lat week and has a six-game hitting streak heading into Wednesday's game at Duke. He had a .727 on-base percentage, scoring five runs and had five RBIs. He had two three-hit games in a weekend sweep of Siena, including a walk-off double in a Friday victory.